Best Drama movies of 1980s

Actors : Lance Henriksen, Jenny Wright, Adrian Pasdar, Bill Paxton,
Directors : Kathryn Bigelow,

A small-town farmer's son reluctantly joins a traveling group of vampires after he is turned by a beautiful drifter.

Actors : Alan Arkin, Robert Redford, Tomas Milian, Lena Olin,
Directors : Sydney Pollack,

Cuba, December 1958: The professional gambler Jack visits Havana to organize a big Poker game. On the ship he meets Roberta and falls in love with her. Shortly after they arrive in Cuba, ...

Actors : Nancy Allen, Bobby Di Cicco, Michael Paré, Eric Christmas,
Directors : Stewart Raffill,

A United States Navy destroyer escort participates in a Navy "invisibility" experiment that inadvertently sends two sailors forty years into the future.

Actors : Richard Foronjy, Don Billett, Treat Williams, Jerry Orbach,
Directors : Sidney Lumet,

A New York City narcotics detective reluctantly agrees to cooperate with a special commission investigating police corruption. However, he soon discovers that he's in over his head, and nobody can be trusted.

Actors : Powers Boothe, Yara Vaneau, William Rodriguez, Meg Foster,
Directors : John Boorman,

After the son of engineer Bill Markham is abducted by an aboriginal tribe on the edge of the rain forest, the engineer spends the next 10 years searching for him.

Actors : Roddy McDowall, Perry King, Merrie Lynn Ross, Timothy Van Patten,
Directors : Mark L. Lester,

A new teacher at a troubled inner-city high school soon ends up clashing with the delinquent leader of a punk posse that runs the school.

Actors : Bonnie Bedelia, Fred Savage, Jay Underwood, Lucy Deakins,
Directors : Nick Castle,

An autistic boy who dreams of flying touches everyone he meets, including a new family who has moved in after their father dies.

Actors : Sally Field, John Goodman, Tom Hanks, Mark Rydell,
Directors : David Seltzer,

Steven Gold is a stand-up comedian who is flat broke and has recently dropped out of medical school. He and several others work regularly at the Gas Station, a New York comedy club. The ...

Actors : Amira Chemakhi, Sylvie Richez, Marie Rivière, Vincent Gauthier,
Directors : Éric Rohmer,

It's July, and Delphine has nowhere to go for the summer. She feels very bored and "empty", but this won't last; one day she accidently meets someone who seems to be totally made for her...

Actors : John Hurt, Ian McKellen, Joanne Whalley, Bridget Fonda,
Directors : Michael Caton-Jones,

Based on the Profumo Scandal of 1963, an affair between an exotic dancer and the Minister of War shakes up the British government.

Actors : Ed Flanders, Jason Miller, George C. Scott, Brad Dourif,
Directors : William Peter Blatty,

A police lieutenant uncovers more than he bargained for as his investigation of a series of murders, which have all the hallmarks of the deceased 'Gemini' serial killer, lead him to question the patients of a psychiatric ward.

Actors : Edward Fox, Laurence Olivier, Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins,
Directors : Roger Donaldson,

Fed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action.

Actors : Mitsuko Baishô, Mieko Harada, Akira Terao, Toshie Negishi,

A collection of tales based upon the actual dreams of director Akira Kurosawa.

Actors : Bruce Davison, Gordon Hunt, Anthony Perkins, Kathleen Turner,
Directors : Ken Russell,

A mysterious woman, fashion designer by day, prostitute by night, and accused of murder, is hounded by two men: a married father of two, and a sexually repressed preacher.

Actors : Vincent Perez, Anne Brochet, Gérard Depardieu, Jacques Weber,
Directors : Jean-Paul Rappeneau,

Embarrassed by his large nose, a romantic poet/soldier romances his cousin by proxy.

Actors : Cynthia Gibb, Rob Lowe, Ed Lauter, Patrick Swayze,
Directors : Peter Markle,

A skilled young hockey prospect hoping to attract the attention of professional scouts is pressured to show that he can fight if challenged during his stay in a Canadian minor hockey town. ...

Actors : Dee Hepburn, John Gordon Sinclair, Jake D'Arcy, Clare Grogan,
Directors : Bill Forsyth,

Gregory is a normal teen who is infatuated with a classmate. He must work to win her affection.

Actors : Ljubica Adzovic, Husnija Hasimovic, Davor Dujmovic, Bora Todorovic,
Directors : Emir Kusturica,

In this luminous tale set in the area around Sarajevo and in Italy, Perhan, an engaging young Romany (gypsy) with telekinetic powers, is seduced by the quick-cash world of petty crime, which threatens to destroy him and those he loves.

Actors : Harvey Keitel, Jack Nicholson, Valerie Perrine, Warren Oates,
Directors : Tony Richardson,

A corrupted border agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.

Actors : Steve Guttenberg, Nancy Travis, Tom Selleck, Ted Danson,
Directors : Emile Ardolino,

Sylvia's work increasingly takes her away from the three men who help bring up Mary, her daughter. When she decides to move to England and take Mary with her, the three men are heartbroken ...